ALEXANDRA LEAVING
Pretty Suspicious
2024
The Shropshire singer takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name


THE ANSWER
Put Your Money On Me
Sundowners 2024
A fine slice of fuzz-rock from Northern Ireland's Cormac Neeson, James Heatley, Micky Waters and Paul Mahon


THE BLACK CROWES
Wanting And Waiting
Happiness Bastards 2024
The dark vultures return with their ninth studio album, and the first since they re-formed in 2019


THE BLACK KEYS
On The Game
Ohio Players 2024
The Ohio garage-blues-rock duo are Dan Auerbach (vcls, gtrs) and Patrick Carney (drms)


THE BLACK KEYS
This Is Nowhere
Ohio Players 2024
The Ohio garage-blues-rock duo are Dan Auerbach (vcls, gtrs) and Patrick Carney (drms)


BLEACHERS
Tiny Moves
Bleachers 2024
Bleachers is New York City alt-popster, Jack Antonoff


CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Neon Pill
2024
London-based CTE's Matt, Brad, Jared and Daniel are from Bowling Green, Kentucky


CICADASTONE
In The Crossfire
2024
Melbourne (Oz) brothers Mark and Mat Robins founded the band in 2013. Later joined by Jarrod Medwin and the wonderfully-named Tommy Sunset, they are now turning out some impressive retro-90s music


THE DANDY WARHOLS
The Summer Of Hate
Rockmaker 2024
Bring on the indie-pop darlings, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom, Zia McCabe and Brent Deboer. This is their 11th album


FAT WHITE FAMILY
Work
Forgiveness Is Yours 2024
The Peckham alt-psyche-rockers are led by Lias Saoudi's vocals and Saul Adamczewski's guitar. Formed in 2011, this is their fourth studio album


FEEDER
Soldiers Of Love
Black / Red 2024
The Newport (South Wales) indie-rockers roll on with their first double album. Band leader, Grant Nicholas, says the decision to release the record as a double CD was to make it "almost like a musical production with an interval"


GIRL IN RED
Doing It Again Baby
I'm Doing It Again Baby! 2024
Marie Ulven Ringheim in from Horten, Norway, and says 'I'm 20 and I make songs in my room'


GIRLBAND!
Not Like The Rest
2024
From Nottingham, Georgie, Kay and Jada are proving themselves to be a formidable force


GUN
Lucky Guy
Hombres 2024
The Glasgow band who, we are pleased to say, never go away! Originally called Blind Alleez, vocalist Mark Rankin is a cousin of Texas' Sharleen Spiteri


HEADWIRED
Carousel
2024
The Dudley alt-rockers turn in a good single here. That's all we know...


HEARTWORMS
May I Comply
2024
Bring on London's Josephine 'Jojo' Orme


KINGS OF LEON
Mustang
Can We Please Have Fun 2024
The Jesus-rockers release their ninth studio album in May 2024


THE LAST DINNER PARTY
The Feminine Urge
Prelude To Ecstasy 2024
The South London fivesome are Abigail Morris (vcls), Georgia Davies (bass), Lizzie Mayland (gtr), Aurora Nishevci (keys), and Emily Roberts (ld gtr). They are described as 'a phenomenally exciting new band', and - despite the hype - they are. They've been compared to Florence, La Bush, etc, so make up your own mind


LINKIN PARK
Friendly Fire
2024
Mike Shinoda leads the alt-metal rap-rockers with a single-only release, ahead of their hits compilation album, 'Papercuts'


LOVELORN DOLLS
A Heart Cries
Deadtime Stories 2024
The Belgian alt-rock duo are fronted by Kristell Lowagie's vocals, with Bernard Daubresse's programming


LUDWIG HART
Less I Try
2024
Sweden's Ludwig Schollin played ice hockey until he was 18. He's since become a consummate singer and songwriter. This comes from his third album


THE MAGIC ES
Consequence Of You
Junkyard Toybox 2024
The Norwich purveyors of all things catchy are Pete Thompson, Jasper Stainthorpe and Stuart Catchpole


MAIDA VALE
Faces (Where if Life)
Sun Dog 2024
This is the Swedish band's third album. Typically quirky, this track is a real grower! The line-up is Matilda Roth, Sofia Strom, Linn Johannesson and Johanna Hansson


MELANIE
Hurt
2024
Well, this is heartbreaking. If you thought Johnny Cash's cover of this Trent Reznor (NiN) masterpiece couldn't be beaten, then you may have to re-think. Melanie died on 23 Jan 2024


NITA STRAUSS
Victorious
The Call Of The Void 2024
L.A.'s Nita 'Hurricane' Strauss is a guitarist best known for her work with the female Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Maidens. She's joined on this track by Dorothy


NOVELISTME
Open Hearts (For Open Parks)
2024
Recording in London and Brooklyn, Andrew Price impressively reinvents distorted guitar rock. Well timed, too, as we head towards the third generation (mid-60s, 90s, 20s)


PEARL JAM
Wreckage
Dark Matter 2024
Eddie Vedder's Seattle heroes return with their twelfth album


RICHARD HAWLEY
Two For His Heels
In This City They Call You Love 2024
The Sheffield wunderkind makes a bit more noise than usual. But not too much..


SHED SEVEN
Let's Go Dancing
A Matter Of Time 2024
Good to see the thirty-year veteran band returning with a #1 album


ST. VINCENT
Big Time Nothing
All Born Screaming 2024
Tulsa's Anne Erin Clark has been described as a 'spiritual successor to Prince'. Purple praise indeed. This is from her eighth album


STAND ATLANTIC
Girl$
2024
The alt-rockers are from Sydney, and started out in 2014. They're joined here by Pvris, and Bruses


TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
Happy Customers
Keep On Smiling 2024
The N.I. indie-rock trio are from Bangor, County Down. This is their fifth album


THE VACCINES
Anonymous In Los Feliz
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations 2024
This is the sixth studio album by the band, led by Brockenhurst public schoolboy, Justin James Hayward-Young